How to Get Cigarette Burns Off of Marble

Imagine the party of a lifetime to celebrate your new home, and as you clean up after the festivities you notice stains in your pristine marble countertop. Upon closer inspection, you realize they are cigarette burns. Unless they produced deep grooves in the material, you can get cigarette burns off marble in a few easy steps.

Baking soda
Water
Bowl
Sand paper
Buffing pad
Soft towel
Marble restorer

Instructions

- 1
  Make a paste with 2 tbsp. baking soda and 1 tsp. water. Add more water as needed to make a thick paste.
- 2
  Dip the soft towel into the paste and rub the mixture over the cigarette burn in a circular motion. This removes the light brown stain left by the burn mark.
- 3
  Sand the burn mark. Moisten sand paper and apply it to the burn mark using a light, sweeping motion across the mark.
- 4
  Buff the area with the buffing pad. Use a left-to-right motion as you lightly sweep the buffing pad over the sanded area.
- 5
  Wipe the area with a clean towel. Apply marble restorer to the area and wipe it in to restore shine.

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